2021 SPM ENGLISH

The Venus Flytrap's structure (9)__________ about four to seven leaves which grow from a stem.

• has

• have

• had

• having

It is actually a flowering

plant, best known for its (10) __________ ______ ability attract, trap and eat its prey.

• useful

• unique

• common

• attractive

The trap is made up of a jaw-like closing with two halves

of the leaf that can move (11) _______________ each other.

• from

• towards

• inwards

• forward

(12)________________ the inner surfaces of these leaves, or lobes, are hair-like projections called ‘trichomes'

• On

• At

• Among

• Above

‘Trichomes' cause the lobes

to snap (13)_______________ when prey comes in contact with them.

• up

• down

• open

• shut

The plant uses sweet nectar to (14) ____________ its prey.

• call

• attract

• welcome

• deceive

Once a fly or a spider or any small insect comes in (15)__________ with the hair-like projections, electrical signals cause the trap to slam shut.

• close

• touch

• contact

• distance

The insect's continued (16)______________ will cause the trap to seal and soon, digestive enzymes will be released to dissolve the victim's soft tissues.

• feel

• smell

• buzzing

• movement

The trap, or rather the plant, absorbs the nutrients from the prey and in about a week later it reopens its lobes, using the carcass to attract new

(17) ____________.

• prey

• feed

• victim

• visitor

If you try to (18)____________ this plant with something that does not move, the lobes will not snap shut.

• trap

• trick

• bluff

• fake